Posted by NeoGutsman on May 09, 2008 at 15:18:37 EST in reply to i've had this conversation with others before, and i agree. paying for and actually owning something is incentive to actually give the game a chance and, more often than not, actually see what it has to offer. i've burned a few ps2 games, ones that left great first impressions, but have never booted up more than 5 times max. (n/t) from twelvestep.
I used to swap blank disks with a friend back in high school for Amiga stuff. There was a lot of great stuff that I got to try out, but the value diminished each time I got a new game copied. I'm not trying to ride a high horse here, but like Mental and twelvestep said, owning the real deal gives a tangibility and value to a game that in my mind can't be replicated with wanton copying and such. I personally think it's fun to talk to people about a game, do the research, and then buy a game based on what you know you like or would like to try. I've gotten stung now and then, but by and large I do like much of what I buy.
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